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Colors That Look Cheap

If you’re a deal hunter, you know what it’s like to make a great purchase and then realize that you bought something that looks like it cost $5.99. As we’ve mentioned in the past, some colors of clothes are harder to make look expensive, and that’s why many of us get wary about shopping for unknown clothing labels. Let this color list be your guide: these colors are trickier, and they have a greater tendency to look cheap.

Aquamarine
This light blue/green color is lovely on the right garment, but when you get a bad deal, it’s tough. This color is often rendered transparent with thinner fabrics, it stains easily, and it also shows stitching along hems and seams. Instead of a light blue or green, try a forest green or a navy.

White Jersey
White jersey fabric, especially for dresses, can be very tricky. A jersey dress in white is another notoriously see-through thing to have in your repertoire, and the cost-per-wear drops dramatically because these dresses are quick to stain or to only be worn in a very small window of time.

Light Pink Jersey
Light pink jersey is an easy fabric to dye in your washing machine with another, darker garment, which will leave it look dingy. Pink jersey, while sweet to look at, will look cheaper than a standard pink cotton garment, and it’s yet another color that plays a part in see-through problems.

Bright Yellow
Yellow is lovely, but bright yellow is one of the more difficult colors to pull off. It’s cute and summery, but it’s often associated with sports teams and activewear, making it a lot more difficult to rock on a dress. Bright yellow dresses are nicer in a thick linen or heavy modal if you love the color.

Fire-Engine Red Satin
Polyester satin in bright red has a cheaper look than jewel tones like deep purple or evergreen, even though it has a similar intensity. To make your purchase look more expensive, you’ll want to choose toned-down or highly edited shoes and accessories.

Are there any colors that you don’t buy online, or any colors that you simply don’t like wearing?

Curvy Girl Quotes

Do you have curves? If you love your roller coaster figure and you've been hunting for inspiration, let these choice quotes inspire you!

 

“I'd much rather be known as some curvy Kate than as some skinny stick.” - Kate Winslet

 

“Instead of trying to downplay your curves, find a designer or style that glorifies them. There are designers who simply don't design for people with shape and there are those — like L'Wren Scott or Roland Mouret — who do exactly that. Once you find what looks best on you, stick with it.” - Christina Hendricks

“Why do a crappy film role when you can do a meaty stage role? and ...I'm not small and curvy and I don't fit the prerequiste for small, passive, sexy chicks.” - Nicole Kidman

 

“I'm curvy and wholesome.” - Charlotte Church

 

“[My character] Joan is much more streamlined, so I'm learning how that works on my figure. I'm a fan of the pencil skirt now. I used to think they were so conservative, but then I realized if you wear one that's tight enough, it's really sexy.” - Christina Hendricks

"I represent more the healthy, happy, curvy, strong woman. And that sounds much healthier to me than being 80 pounds and skinny as a bean." - Heidi Klum

“When I was a teenager I hated being curvy. But, as you grow up, you learn to love yourself and everything about you. At every stage, there’s a point when you’re uncomfortable but you grow out of it.” - Kim Kardashian

“I guess my mom raised me right. She was very celebratory of her body. I never heard her once say, ‘I feel fat’. Back when I was modeling, the first time I went to Italy I was having cappuccinos every day, and I gained 15 pounds. And I felt gorgeous!” - Christina Hendricks

 

Which of these quotes inspires you most? Do you have a favorite curvy role model?